Hairpin



A. Y. S. ALBUM.

HMRPIN. APPLICATION FILED 0c.z9. 1920.

. 1,390,856. Pat nwasepu 13,1921.

uurrso I STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ADOLPE Y. B. ALBUM, 01' CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

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Application u e December as, 1020. Serial Io. 488,810.

To a whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Anonrn Y. S. ALBUM, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois haveinvented a certain new and useful lm rovement in Hairpins, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, referencebeing had to the accompan ing drawings, forming a part of this speccation.

My invention relates to hair pins.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a hair in which willbe retained in position in the air sufiiciently to prevent its fallingout or being accidentally knocked out, but at the same time to permitthe withdrawal of the pin from the hair by hand whenever desired.

The principal features of the invention reside in a double orinterlocking means on the pin for intertwining between strands of hairembraced by the pm and those exterior of the pin, these means beingprovided by catch pockets opposed to the withdrawing movement of the pinfromthe hair.

The invention also resides in the sundry details of construction and inthe formation of the various parts described in detail in the followingspecification.

In the accompanying drawing the figure shows a hair pin embodying myinvention.

,Referring to the drawing I show a hair pin A, havin two sides or tines1 and 9, each rovide with the usual irregularities 3 an 4. One of thesides, as for example the side 2 is also provided at a point near thehead X of the pin with a hair engaging device which is preferably in theform of a hen or kink in the wire or red material forming the hair-pinand provides a lateral inward y projecting open-loop 5 lying in the samelane of tines 1 and 2. The loop 5 exten in close proximity to the tine 1so as to contract the space between the tines at this point, therebyproviding a constricted passage Z therebetween and an enlargedair-locking pocket Y between it and the end X of the pin. The open-loop5 also provides a notch 5 opening outwardly from the exterior of the pinto receive and pocket the hair lying exteriorly of the pin. The

portion 5" of the loop is extended from the sli connected together atone o tine 2 abruptly at an inclination toward the olpen end of the pin,and the ortion 5' t ereof 18 not soabruptly extende from the tine butextends'more on a rounding-curve thereby providing the notchv 5 with anentrance somewhat inclined'to the general direction or length of thetine 2 and directed toward the head of the pin. This particularformation of the portions 5 and 5 of .the 100 provides concaved catchshoulders or sur aces 5 and 5' extendi at substantially right angles tothe axis 0 the pin, thus forming lp'ockets which insure the retention ofthe air therein when the latter is expanded after being compressedthrough the restricted assage Z and the restricted entrance of t e notch5 The loop 5 is preferably, but necessarily disposedadjacent the closeend of the head X of the" in for two reasons, among others, namely; rst,in order to cooperate with closed end 'or head X to provide the catch orretaining pocket Y, and, second, because of the accessibility of thehead X, when the pin is in the hair, to extricate the hair enga ing inthe ocket Y and the notch 5'.

bus it' wil be seen that the in of the present invention is providedwith double lock or catch means, which when the pin is secured in thehair, interlock themselves between the strands of a lock or hank of hairinsu'ch a'manner as to intertwine between the hair "embraced by the pin'at its head and the ad'acent strands of hair exterior of the pin, terebydoubly insuring a ainst ing out or accidental withdrawa hen it isdesired to remove the pin the head X is taken hold of and the pin movedslightly to one side to liberate the hair engaging the notch 5, and thenpull the pin forcing the hair in the pocket Y' through the passage Z. I

It will be understood that changes and modifications may be made withoutdepartin from the spirit of the invention.

hat I claim is:

1. [A hairpin comprising a air of tines their ends, means on one of saidtines for engaging hair embraced by the pin, and other means on one ofsaid tines for engaging hair lyin exterior of the pin, both of saidmeans having I catchesurfaces thereon extending at least 90 degreesrelative to the axis of the pin and from the open end thereof, wherebysaid means directly oppose the withdrawing and said projection eachhaving catch-surfaces thereon extending at least 90 degrees relativetothe axis of the pin and from the open end thereof, whereby said meansdirectly oppose the withdrawing movement of the pin from the hair andcooperate to lock the pin in the hair.

,3. A hairpin comprisinga pair of tines connected together at one oftheir ends, a lateral inward loop formed on one of the tines, 1 'ngbetween the tines and in the plane t ereof, said loop being spaced fromthe opposite tine and having a surface thereon opposite the closed endof the pin extend- .a ing at least 90 degrees relative to the axis ofthe pin and from the open end thereof, whereby said means directlyoppose the withdrawing movement of the pin.

4. A hairpin. comprising a pair of tines connected together at one oftheir ends, one

of said tines being bent to form a loop rojecting inwardly between thetines, said oop being spaced from the other tine and forming a pocketbetween it and the closed end of the pin, the surface of the loopopposite the closed end of the pin being concaved' to engage with thehair lying in'said pocket and oppose the withdrawing movement of the pinfrom the hair.

5. A hairpin comprising a pair of tines connected together at one oftheir ends, one of said tines being bent to form a loop projectinginwardly between the tines, said loop restricting the space between saidtines at the point opposite the loop and forming a pocket between theloop and the closed end of the pin, said loop also providing a notchopening outwardly of the pin to receive the hair lying exterior of thepin, said notch having a restricted entrance.

6. A hairpin comprising a pair of tines connected together at one oftheir ends, one of said tines'being bent to form a loop projectinginwardly between the tines, said loop restricting the space between saidtines, at the point opposite the loop and forming a pocket between theloop and the closed end of the pin, said loop providing a notch openingoutwardly of the pin to receive the hair lying exterior of the pin, saidloop and notch having catch-surfaces thereon extending at least 90degrees relative to the axis connected together at having thewithdrawing movement of the in from ghe hair and cooperate to lock thepin in the air.

7. A hairpin comprising a pair of tines connectedtogetherat one of theirends, one of said tines being bent adjacent the closed end of the pin toform an open-loop substantiall circular, said loop projecting inwardlyetween the tines and spaced from said other tine to provide a pocketbetween the loop and the c osed-end of the pin for receiving hairembraced by the pin, said loop providing a notch between the open endsthereof and o ening exeriorl of the pin to receive hair l ying outside 0the pin.

8. A hairpin comprising a pair of tmes one of their ends, one of saidtines being bent to form an openloop, said loop projecting inwardlybetween the tines and spac from said other tine to provide a pocket,between the loop and the closed end of the "pin, said loop providing anotch opemng exteriorly of the pin and an entrance extendin in thegeneral direction of said tins and irected toward the closed end of thepin. v

9. A hairpin comprising a pair of tines connected together at one oftheir ends, one of said tines being bent adjacent the closed endof thepin to form an open-loop, said loop projecting inwardly between thetines and spaced from said other tine to provide a pocket between theloop and the closed end of the pin for receiving hair embraced by thepin, said 0 en-loop also providing a notch between t e ends thereof andopening exteriorly of the pin to receive hair 1ying outside of the pin,said notch having an entrance extendin in the general direction of saidtine and irected toward the closed end of the pin, the surface of saidloop opposite the closed end of the pin and the surface of said notchnearest the open end of the pin being concaved for the purposes setforth.

10. A hairpin comprising a pair of tines connected together at one oftheir ends, one of said tines being formed to provide an open-loop, theend of the loop nearest the free end of the tine being abruptly bent atan acute angle and the end of the loop nearest the closed end of the pinbeing curved, whereby a notch is produced having a restricted entranceextending in a general direction of the tine toward the closed end ofthe pin.

11. A hairpin comprising a pair of tines connected together at one oftheir ends, one of said tines being formed to provide an open-loop, theend of the loop nearest the free end of the tines being abruptly bent atan acute angle and the end of the loop nearest the closed end of the pinbeing curved, whereby a. notch is roduced havinfi the closed end of thepin for the purposes a restricted entrance exten ing in a genera setforth. direction of the tine and toward the closed In witness whereof Ihereunto subscribe 10 end of the pin, said loop frojectin'g inmy namethis 21st day of December, A. D. 5 wardl between the tines o the pin and1920. space from the opposite tine to provide a hair-receiving pocketbetween the loop and ADOLPH Y. S. ALBUM.

